e parties were well underway, yet Katy wasn't in the mood to celebrate. Instead, she was

snatching her purse. "I'm

ter her. "It's the night before your wed

rmination as she stormed down the street, her fr

en going?" Mia as

aty said, her

do you know where

endar," Ka

like a warning. A bouncer stood at the entrance, cr

, do you have an

"Hey, hey! Calm down, Katy. Take a deep breath. You've wor

miled, thinking she'd succeeded. Then, with an almost comi

ut loud," Julia g

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s packed with writhing bodies, and a group of dancers clad in leather spun expertly o

started, but Sam interrupte

e the

perched on either side of Tom, leaning in with exaggerated familiarity. Katy's jaw clenched, a

sudden silence alerted the others. Slowly, the group turned tow

tanding up. "What a

through the music. "What are you doing here, getting c

We talked about this, Ka

t just talk to her

must've spilled the beans. "Katy, I didn't me

ided to go behind my back and invite the one p

but at him. Even Katy's friends seemed to judge hi

thought it was the right thing to do. She's your sis

ed. "You mean after she humili

elf. I swear. But I would never intentionally hurt you, Katy-not for her o

y cut through her anger, sof

uickly. "If you want me

't want to start a fight with her now. Just promise me the

ef flooding his

the room erupted in cheers and applause. Katy rolled

sweet," Mia said,

glare. "Get a grip.

aring a small laugh as they

ising his glass. The crowd cheered, the

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might finally go smoothly, a fam

look who's

ia stood by the bar, a cocktail in

untered over, her tone dripping wi

y with the boys? Tsk, tsk.

ened. "What do y

he night. But, you know, I can't help but wonder..." She leaned in slightly, her smi

his voice firm. "So

I'm just teasing. But really, Katy, this is going to b

peared into the crowd, leaving Katy

this," Tom said, placing

she stared at the spot where Sonia had sto

-and with it, the storm Son